June 24, 2017 is a festive day for the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, because a quarter of a century ago, on June 24, 1992 the Orthodox Christians started to be led by the fatherly devotion, vision, and apostolic grace of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios. This successful anniversary proves that the decision made by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate with the proposal of
Twenty-five years Since the Election of His Beatitude Anastasios, asArchbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania Panegyric Divine Liturgy Celebrated at the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana Today, on June 24, 2017, a Panegyric Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the election of His Beatitude Anastasios, as Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania by the
Ngjallja Newspaper, June 2017 Issue Headlines: - From 1 June 2014 to 1 June 2017: Three Years Since the Consecration of the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana – Celebration of Divine Liturgy and Meeting of the Clergy of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania - Platon High School Inaugurated in Korça - Celebration of All Saints Feast in Kombinat - St. Joan
Twenty-Five Years Since June 24, 1992 - The Day of the Canonical Revival of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania Election of Archbishop Anastasios: A Remarkable Day of the Resurrection of Faith after the Atheistic Darkness Although formal freedom was already restored to the country, the beginning of the 1990s was a dramatic time period for the Community of the Orthodox faithful in
On Monday, June 12, 2017, at the Seat of the Holy Synod in Tirana, the Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios hosted a delegation of distinguished personalities from Lebanon, of the Ghazanide prominent royal family, since the time of the Byzantine Empire until the 18th century, consisting of Sheikh Selim El Chemor, Beirut, Lebanon; Prince Gharios El-Chemor of Ghassan, Aman, Jordan;
The granting of degrees to students graduating from the Resurrection of Christ Theological Academy, which is located in the new monastery of Saint Vlasios, has already become an event of celebration and great joy. It is a celebration to all those who are going to be either clerics of our Church or young catechists. And it is joy because of the ever-increasing success of the
On June 8, through the Blessing of Water Service, the ceremony of the inauguration of Platon High School in Korça took place. This school is part of our Church's educational system. The service was celebrated by the Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, who was assisted by the Metropolitan of Korça, His Eminence Joan and the Metropolitan of Amantia, His Eminence
Archbishop Anastasios Declared "Citizen of Honor" in Larissa “Larissa and the City Council of this city welcome you with respect, joy and full of emotions. Undoubtedly, your visit here is a special honor to our city, to the capital of Thessaly with an 8,000 year-history.” With these words, the Mayor of Larissa, Mr. Apostolos Kallojanis, addressed his Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios on the occasion of
Three Years from the Consecration of the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana June 1, 2014 - June 1, 2017 June 1, 2017 marked the third anniversary of the consecration of the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana; an event which carried multiple meanings and is always current. First, on this day we recall the time when the orthodox spiritual "eye" was violently pulled
Ngjallja Newspaper, May 2017 Issue Headlines in this issue - Pilgrimage Visit of Archbishop Anastasios on the Holy Mountain - Pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain - Five Years of Orthodox Christian Program with Adolescents - by Marina Baba - Common Activities among Academic Religious Institutions - A Contribution from European Christians - Archbishop Anastasios, as an Honorary Guest on the Anniversary of the University
